Director, GIC Board

Lim Chow Kiat was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2017. He chairs the Group Executive Committee, which governs and reviews all key investment, risk, and business decisions. He is overall responsible for the performance of GIC and oversees the development and execution of long-term strategies. Mr Lim was previously Group Chief Investment Officer of GIC and Deputy Group President. He joined GIC as a portfolio manager upon graduation in 1993 and rose to head the Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities department. He was President, Europe in 2009, overseeing investments and relationships in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East before his appointment as President of GIC Asset Management in 2011. Mr Lim is the Chairman of the Wealth Management Institute and serves on the board of National Research Foundation. He is a member of Agence France Trésor’s Strategic Committee and the World Economic Forum International Business Council, a FCLTGlobal Strategic Advisor, as well as a former trustee of Nanyang Technological University, and former board member of Enterprise Singapore.

Mr Lim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy (First Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University.